Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | commercial | Ref. | Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.), 1994 |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | occasional (usually not seen) | Ref. | Doonan, I.J., M. Dunn and A.C. Hart, 2009 |
Comments |
Occurs around South Island (Ref. 9258). Main fishing grounds off Westland in winter (Ref. 9258). Catches have gradually increased to more than 15 000 tonnes in annual catch (Ref. 58452). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ (Ref. 5755). Also Ref. 9072, 27363, 45493, 58452, 58461, 75154. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html |